The scenic Dovedale valley is the theme of five paintings by Derby-based artist Joseph Wright, including Dovedale by Moonlight from 1784. English countryside and portrait painter Joseph Wright of Derby lived from 3 September 1734 to 29 August 1797. Sometimes, pairs of these paintings were created, one depicting the scene during the day and the other during the night. Wright said that he had not actually observed this scenario. Dovedale is a well-liked dale in Derbyshire, home county of Wright, as well as Staffordshire. Wright appreciated it at the period, and the National Trust has controlled it since 1924. It is now open to the numerous Peak District visitors. Dovedale gets its name from the River Dove and is 3 miles in length. Wright claimed in a letter from 1787 that he had only once seen moonlight and firelight at night, some time before he made the decision to paint this series, despite the fact that his works looked to be inspired by nature. However, his preliminary drawings demonstrate that he was combining research with happenstance. According to popular belief, drawing techniques of Alexander Cozens were used to achieve the odd inversion of light and shade in the trees in the sketch of Dovedale. Wright possessed artwork created by Cozens, who instructed his pupils in landscape painting. He instructed them to make blots on paper, which they were to utilise as the basis for their work. [Information and Image Credit : Dovedale_by_Moonlight, Wikipedia] [Image :: Dovedale by_ Moonlight] [The Work (Image) is faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, Public Domain Work of Art. The author died in 1797, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the life of author plus 100 years or fewer. The Work (Image) is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1927. (Kindly Relate to Individual Source Image URL for More Usage Properties)] [Source Image URL :
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